What is the Least Common Multiple of 38785 and 38801?

Least common multiple or lowest common denominator (lcd) can be calculated in two way; with the LCM formula calculation of greatest common factor (GCF), or multiplying the prime factors with the highest exponent factor.

Least Common Multiple of 38785 and 38801 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 38785 and 38801, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(38785,38801) = 1
LCM(38785,38801) = ( 38785 × 38801) / 1
LCM(38785,38801) = 1504896785 / 1
LCM(38785,38801) = 1504896785

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 38785 and 38801 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 38785 and 38801. First we will calculate the prime factors of 38785 and 38801.

Prime Factorization of 38785

Prime Factorization of 38801

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 38785 and 38801.

LCM(38785,38801) = 5¹ × 7757¹ × 7¹ × 23¹ × 241¹
LCM(38785,38801) = 1504896785